KentuckyTo Pay $19K In Redistricting Legal Fees

Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:46:34 +0000

The Kentucky General Assembly will use $19,000 of public money to pay for legal fees stemming from state redistricting.

Legislative Leaders Will Attempt Payment for Redistricting Defense Again

Kenny Colston — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Legislative leaders are going to take another crack at approving payments to lawyers who fought to defend last year’s redistricting maps.

The Legislative Research Commission hired the attorneys earlier this year to fend off challenges to new district maps. The attorneys were unsuccessful.

At the last scheduled LRC meeting, absences allowed minority leaders to block approval of payment to the attorneys.

So a new meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, and officials hope to reverse the decision.